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Norton Woman Sues Trooper Who Shot Her In Hunting Accident

BOSTON (CBS) - The Norton woman who was seriously injured in a hunting accident on New Year's Eve is suing the off-duty state trooper who shot her.

Cheryl Blair alleges recklessness and negligence on the part of John Bergeron. The trooper says he mistook her dog's tail for a deer tail when he fired his gun at dusk while Blair walked her dogs in the woods behind her house.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Lana Jones reports

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As he called or help, Bergeron wanted to know why she wasn't wearing an orange vest in deer season. She says she's been walking her dogs along that path for 25 years.

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Her husband Jim says they only want to cover medical expenses which have so far reached half a million dollars.

Blair has undergone 10 surgeries to repair a shattered hip and fight a persistent infection.

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